Spiders (1919)

These spiders aren't the eight-legged kind, but a cabal of master criminals that spins webs of corruption and violence as they plot to take over the world. Fritz Lang's labyrinthine, two-part suspense saga was a milestone of early German cinema and served as a precursor for the director's Dr. Mabuse series. Carl de Vogt, Ressel Orla star. 150 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

Conrad Veidt plays the title role of the 19th-century man who gives in to the temptations of wealth and success from mysterious stranger Werner Krauss, and loses his inner self in the process, in this ... more

Arguably the first feature-length biodrama in cinema history, "The Life and Works of Richard Wagner" makes an ambitious re-creation of the great German composer's times and triumphs. Future prolific ... more

One of the great Ernst Lubitsch's earliest offerings is this thriller about an Egyptian girl (Pola Negri) held prisoner in an ancient Egyptian temple by an ominous Arab (Emil Jannings). After being rescued ... more

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Fans of the renowned German director Fritz Lang are sure to devour this three-disc collection of early silent works! First, Lang works a variation on the "Madame Butterfly" story with "Harakiri" (1919), ... more

Two-part silent German thriller from director/co-scripter Fritz Lang stars Rudolf Klein-Rogge as the criminal genius and master of hypnotism who launches a plan for global domination. Marked by Lang's ... more

Two-part silent German thriller from director/co-scripter Fritz Lang stars Rudolf Klein-Rogge as the criminal genius and master of hypnotism who launches a plan for global domination. Marked by Lang's ... more

Fritz Lang's epic telling of the famed Nordic fantasy, which also inspired Wagner's "Ring Cycle," begins with "Siegfried," about the fearless dragonslayer's trek to Worms to find the beautiful Kriemhild. ... more

Fritz Lang's masterwork, set in a towering city of the future whose populace is divided between the idle ruling class and the dehumanized workers who toil underground, remains a landmark of science-fiction ... more

Unseen since the film's first release, 25 minutes of long-thought-lost footage found in Argentina was restored and added to director Fritz Lang's silent science-fiction masterwork. In a towering city ... more